Author’s Note
I. Hannah Thomas at Gurnet Point Light Station, Massachusetts, 1775-1790
II. Catherine Moore at Black Rock Light Station, Connecticut, 1817-1879
III. Rebecca Flaherty at Sand Key Light Station, Florida, 1830-1837
IV. Barbara Mabrity, 1832-1864, and Mary Elizabeth Bethel, 1908-1913, at Key West Light Station, Florida
V. Margaret Stuart at Bombay Hook Light Station, Delaware, 1850-1862
VI. Abbie Burgess Grant at Matinicus Rock Light Station, Maine, 1853-1872, and at Whitehead Light Station, Maine, 1875-1890
VII. Mary Reynolds, 1854-1866, Maria Younghans, 1867-1918, and Miranda Younghans, 1919-1929, at Biloxi Light Station, Mississippi
VIII. Charlotte Layton, 1856-1860, and Emily Fish, 1893- 1914, at Point Pinos Light Station, California; Juliet Nichols
at Angel Island Light Station, California,1902-1914
IX. Catherine A. Murdock at Rondout Creek Light Station, New York, 1857-1907
X. Ida Lewis at Lime Rock Light Station, Rhode Island, 1857-1911
XI. Harriet Colfax at Michigan City Light Station, Indiana, 1861-1904
XII. Mary Ryan at Calumet Harbor Entrance Light Station, Indiana, 1873-1880
XIII. Julia Williams, 1865-1905, and Caroline Morse, 1905-1911, at Santa Barbara Light Station, California
XIV. Mary Terry at Sand Point Light Station, Michigan, 1868-1886
XV. Nancy Rose, 1871-1904, and Melinda Rose, 1904-1905, at Stony Point Light Station, New York
XVI. Elizabeth Williams at Beaver Island Harbor Point Light Station, Michigan, 1872-1884, and at Little Traverse Light
Station, Michigan, 1884-1913
XVII. Mary Smith at Ediz Hook Light Station, Washington, 1870-1874, and at Point Fermin Light Station, California, 1874-1882;
Thelma Austin at Point Fermin Light Station, 1925-1941
XVIII. Josephine Freeman at Blackistone Island Light Station, Maryland, 1876-1912
XIX. Kate McDougal at Mare Island Light Station, California, 1881-1916
XX. Laura Hecox at Santa Cruz Light Station, California, 1883-1917
XXI. Kate Walker at Robbins Reef Light Station, New York, 1890-1919
XXII. Ellen Wilson at Port Pontchartrain Light Station, Louisiana, 1882-1896; Margaret Norvell at Head of Passes Light
Station, 1891-1896, at Port Pontchartrain Light Station, 1896-1924, and at New Canal Light Station, Louisiana, 1924-1932
XXI. Emma Tabberrah at Cumberland Head Light Station, New York, 1904-1919
XXII. Fannie Salter at Turkey Point Light Station, Maryland, 1925-1947
Epilogue
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
